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Neurocognitive outcomes in children with unilateral basal ganglia arterial ischemic stroke and secondary hemidystonia

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the neurocognitive outcomes associated with pediatric basal ganglia stroke and the additional cognitive burden of hemidystonia in this population.
2. Explain the concept of plasticity in the context of neurodevelopment, and how plasticity can be both adaptive and maladaptive after early brain injury.

Westmacott, R., McDonald, K. P., deVeber, G., MacGregor, D., Moharir, M., Dlamini, N., … & Williams, T. S. (2018). Neurocognitive outcomes in children with unilateral basal ganglia arterial ischemic stroke and secondary hemidystonia. Child Neuropsychology, 24, 923-937.

Characterizing neurocognitive late effects in childhood leukemia survivors using a combination of neuropsychological and cognitive neuroscience measures

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe why the addition of cognitive neuroscience paradigms to neuropsychological assessments can benefit our understanding of poor quality of life in childhood cancer survivors.
2. Explain the relationship between performance on a cognitive neuroscience paradigm of response inhibition and a parental measure of children’s’ attention deficits.

Van Der Plas, E., Erdman, L., Nieman, B. J., Weksberg, R., Butcher, D. T., O’connor, D. L., … & Ito, S. (2018). Characterizing neurocognitive late effects in childhood leukemia survivors using a combination of neuropsychological and cognitive neuroscience measures. Child Neuropsychology, 1-16.

The utility of neuropsychological consultation in identifying medical inpatients with suspected cognitive impairment at risk for greater hospital utilization

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain the importance of demonstrating the efficacy and utility of neuropsychological assessment in the modern health care environment.
  2. Describe the basic components of a neuropsychological utility study, and factors possibly associated with higher healthcare costs.

Sieg, E., Mai, Q., Mosti, C., & Brook, M. (2018). The utility of neuropsychological consultation in identifying medical inpatients with suspected cognitive impairment at risk for greater hospital utilization. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 1-15.

A new kid on the block: The Memory Validity Profile (MVP) in children with neurological conditions

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how to determine the validity of neuropsychological assessment data in children with neurological diagnoses using performance validity tests (PVTs).
2. Provide evidence for use of the MVP performance validity test in children and adolescents with neurological diagnoses.

Brooks, B. L., Fay-McClymont, T. B., MacAllister, W. S., Vasserman, M., & Sherman, E. M. (2018). A new kid on the block: The Memory Validity Profile (MVP) in children with neurological conditions. Child Neuropsychology, 1-12.

Ethical Decision Making in Clinical Neuropsychology – Second Edition

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify the most common sources of ethical conflict in clinical neuropsychology.
  2. List and explain each of the “Four As” of ethical practice.
  3. Describe the four bioethical principles described by Beauchamp and Childress (2013).
  4. List and explain each of the 7 steps in the Bush, Allen, and Molinari (2017) CORE OPT ethical decision-making model.

Bush, S. S. (2018). Ethical Decision Making in Clinical Neuropsychology (Second Edition). Oxford University Press.

A longitudinal model of executive function development from birth through adolescence in children born very or extremely preterm

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain the psychometric challenges involved in assessment of executive function development.
  2. Describe how biological, medical and social factors mediate and influence aspects of executive function in children born very or extremely preterm.

Stålnacke, J., Lundequist, A., Böhm, B., Forssberg, H., & Smedler, A. C. (2019). A longitudinal model of executive function development from birth through adolescence in children born very or extremely preterm. Child Neuropsychology, 25, 318-335.

Initiation of joint attention and related visual attention processes in infants with autism spectrum disorder: Literature review

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the importance of measures of joint attention behavior in typical and atypical development.
  2. Explain how visual attention mechanisms in infancy can influence the later development of joint attention.

Franchini, M., Armstrong, V. L., Schaer, M., & Smith, I. M. (2019). Initiation of joint attention and related visual attention processes in infants with autism spectrum disorder: Literature review. Child Neuropsychology, 25, 287-317.

Limb apraxia profiles in different clinical samples

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the various ways in which limb apraxia can manifest itself as a motor cognitive disorder and develop an understanding of its impact.
  2. Explain how this motor-cognitive disorder can be tested and recognize the high prevalence of limb apraxia in certain clinical samples.

Ilka Buchmann, Mareike Dangel, Lisa Finkel, Rebecca Jung, Inara Makhkamova, Andreas Binder, Christian Dettmers, Laura Herrmann, Joachim Liepert, Jens Carsten Möller, Gabriel Richter, Tobias Vogler, Caroline Wolf & Jennifer Randerath (2019) Limb apraxia profiles in different clinical samples, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2019.1585575

Factors predictive of a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis: Parent and teacher ratings

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the parent and teacher-rated behaviors that contribute most toward accurate diagnosis in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
2. Describe the limited rating scale battery model and its role in maximizing diagnostic efficiency and accuracy of FASD among children exposed to alcohol prenatally.

Taylor, N. M. & Enns, L. N. (2018). Factors predictive of a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis: Parent and teacher ratings. Child Neuropsychology, 12, 1-21.

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition Digit Span Performance in Subjective Cognitive Complaints, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Probable Dementia of the Alzheimer Type

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe how the Digit Span subtest of the WAIS-IV performs in patient groups drawn from a memory disorder clinic.
  2. Explain the influence of cross-task perseveration on Digit Span performance in these clinical groups.

Robert Ruchinskas (2019) Wechsler adult intelligence scale-4th edition digit span performance in subjective cognitive complaints, amnestic mild cognitive impairment, and probable dementia of the Alzheimer type, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2019.1585574